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DEB
AJANGO
Program
Management and Development
Program Coordinator, Alaska
Outdoor & Experiential Education (AOEE), University of Alaska
Anchorage (June 1997 - Present)
• Oversight of program risk management and AOEE’s Risk
Management Advisory Committee
• Hiring, orientation, training, and supervision of over 50
adjunct instructors and administrators
• Creation and/or maintenance of all AOEE course curriculum
Other
Significant Accomplishments at AOEE:
• Responsible for AOEE’s re-accreditation through the
Association for Experiential Education. (2000)
• Edited
and co-authored Lessons Learned: A Guide to Accident Prevention
and Crisis Response, which was released at the 7th Annual Wilderness
Risk Management Conference. (2000)
• Responsible for oversight of UAA-initiated department review
that resulted in the recommendation that AOEE pursue a four-year
degree program. (2000)
• Redesigned AOEE’s entire risk-management plan, including
the following: instructor hiring, orientation and training and program
delivery standards, creation of program support documentation including
venue and curriculum guides, co-authored AOEE policy and procedure
manual. (1998 - 1999)
Instructional
and Guiding Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Alaska
Outdoor & Experiential Education (AOEE), University of Alaska
Anchorage (1990 - Present)
• Formal classroom teaching; assisting in course development
and revision; field and classroom risk management; evaluation of
instructors and students. Courses have included the following: outdoor
leadership, environmental education, organizational risk management,
wilderness medicine, mountaineering, backpacking, canoeing, and
cross-country skiing.
Instructor,
Wilderness
Medical Associates (1995 - Present)
• Instructs WMA’s nationally recognized curriculum in
Wilderness EMT and Wilderness First Responder.
Guide,
Alaska Denali
Guiding (1991 - 1997)
• Led and assisted multi-day mountaineering, backpacking, and
rafting trips in remote areas of Alaska including 24-day expeditions
on Mt. McKinley.
Presentations
and Seminars
Wilderness Risk Management Conference
• ‘Lessons Learned from Ptarmigan Peak: Six Components
of a Risk Management Plan’ (1999, 2001)
• ‘Panel Discussion: University Outdoor Programs and Risk
Management Issues’ (1999, 2001)
Association
for Experiential Education International Conference
• ‘Lessons Learned from Ptarmigan Peak: Six Components
of a Risk Management Plan’ (2001)
• ‘Lessons Learned from Ptarmigan Peak: Rewriting a Risk
Management Plan’ (2000)
International
Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education
• ‘Lessons Learned from Ptarmigan Peak: Six Components
of a Risk Management Plan’ (2001)
• ‘Lessons Learned from Ptarmigan Peak: Rewriting a Risk
Management Plan’ (2001)
Alaska
Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association’s 8th Annual
Ecotourism Conference
• ‘State, National, and International Certification Programs
in the Outdoor and Ecotourism Industry’ (2002)
• ‘Risk Management Considerations in the Tourism Industry’
(2001)
• ‘Alaska Statewide Outdoor Educator/Guide Certification
Program’ (2001)
Program
Reviews, Consultation and Trainings
• Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA: Critical Incident
Stress Debriefing and Emergency Response Planning. (2002)
• Pacific Crest Outward Bound School: Risk Management (2001)
• Phillips Petroleum, Andarko Petroleum: Remote First Aid and
Crisis Response (2000, 2001)
• U.S. Bureau of Land Management: Remote First Aid and Crisis
Response (2000)
• U.S. Forest Service: Remote First Aid and Crisis Response
(2000)
• Civil Air Patrol: Remote First Aid and Crisis Response (2000)
• Outward Bound USA: Risk Management Consultation and Safety
Audit (1999)
Committee
Appointments and Awards
• Association for Experiential Education, Accreditation Council
• Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association, Chair
of the Education committee
• Alaska Outdoor & Experiential Education, Risk Management
Advisory Committee
• University of Alaska Anchorage Program Improvement and Curriculum
Review Committee (2000 - 2001)
• University of Alaska Anchorage, Employee Excellence Award
(1995)
Education
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Master
of Science, Counselor Education: 1990
Bachelor
of Science, Psychology: 1983
Minor in Women’s Studies
Certifications/Specialized
Training
• Alaska Emergency Medical Technician
• Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician
• CPR Instructor and Instructor Trainer
• Critical Incident Stress Management training: Advanced, Basic,
and Peer.
• Worked professionally as a group, family, and individual
therapist for six years.
Outdoor
Skills and Experience
• High-Altitude climbing and backpacking expeditions to peaks
such as Mt. McKinley, Alaska; Chimborazo, Ecuador, others
• Rock and Ice Climbing experience in Alaska and Western United
States
• Canoe and Rafting expeditions in remote areas of Alaska and
Canada, including: Hess River, Yukon Territiories; Tokositna River,
Alaska; Nenana River, Alaska
• Sea Kayaking trips in Alaskan areas such as Prince William
Sound, Resurrection Bay, Katchamak Bay
• International expedtions to Northern Vietnam, Eastern Europe,
Kenya and Tanzania, others
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